
@article{ref1,
title="New medical standards for drivers",
journal="Australian family physician",
year="2003",
author="Hocking, B. and Landgren, Fiona",
volume="32",
number="9",
pages="732-736",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The national standards for assessing private and commercial vehicle drivers have recently been revised and combined into a single publication 'Assessing Fitness to Drive', published by Austroads. The new publication provides greater clarity of medical criteria for general practitioners and specialists and also details useful management guidelines. OBJECTIVE: This article introduces GPs to the new standards, outlines the key changes and implications for practice and highlights several medical, legal and ethical issues. DISCUSSION: Assessment of fitness to drive is a common issue in patient management and one that carries significant health, safety and lifestyle consequences both for the drivers themselves and other road users.",
language="",
issn="0300-8495",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}